diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 155e785b01..6c9ffa5426 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ streaming-tests.log
 dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 .ensime
 .ensime_lucene
+checkpoint
diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index b0b6e21681..7e65979a5d 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ object SparkBuild extends Build {
 
   def streamingSettings = sharedSettings ++ Seq(
     name := "spark-streaming",
+    resolvers ++= Seq(
+      "Akka Repository" at "http://repo.akka.io/releases/"
+    ),
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.apache.flume" % "flume-ng-sdk" % "1.2.0" % "compile",
       "com.github.sgroschupf" % "zkclient" % "0.1",